Ghordanloo reservoir dam

Ghordanloo reservoir dam

Location: 25km northwest Bojnurd, on Atrak River

Activity: Dams and Water Resources

Client: Khorasan Shomali Regional Water Company

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Project Description:

Services: Reconnaissance, feasibility study

Objective: Agriculture irrigation, potable water supply.

Type of dam: Earth-fill with clay core

Height: 46 m from river bed

Crest Length: 236 m 

Foundation type: 60 m alluvial deposit plus lime stone

Spillway type: Morning glory with tunnel con duit on left abutment

Vol. of embankment: 1.7 MCM

Reservoir volume: 220 MCM at normal level

Regulating water capacity: 54.5 MCM per annum

Cultivation area: 3000 ha.    

Water yield: 87 MCM annual at dam location   

Status: Feasibility studies accom plished